Solidification and Precipitation Microstructure Simulation of a Hypereutectic Al–Mn–Fe–Si Alloy in Semi-Quantitative Phase-Field Modeling with Experimental Aid
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Element | Al | Mn | Fe | Si | Zn | Ti |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Composition (wt%) | Bal. | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
Element (wt%) | Point ID | Averaged Profile in Figure 3b | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
Al | 81.67 | 82.65 | 79.05 | 80.24 | 77.66 | 82.19 | 83.17 | 81.99 | 83.72 | 69.46 |
Mn | 15.13 | 14.15 | 14.28 | 15.55 | 17.59 | 13.93 | 14.23 | 13.89 | 14.80 | 2.64 |
Fe | 3.20 | 3.20 | 6.67 | 4.21 | 4.75 | 3.87 | 2.60 | 4.12 | 1.48 | 27.90 |
x | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.69 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.79 | 0.85 | 0.77 | 0.91 | 0.91 |
Parameter | Value | Unit |
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Simulation grid size | 1 | μm |
2D simulation domain size | 1000 × 1000 | μm2 |
3D simulation domain size | 125 × 125 × 125 | μm3 |
Interface thickness | 3.0 | cells |
Heat extraction rate | 8.8 × 107 | J/s·m3 |
0.09 | J/m2 | |
10−10 | m4/J·s | |
0.5 | J/m2 | |
10−12 | m4/J·s | |
0.2 | J/m2 | |
10−9 | m4/J·s |
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Park, J.; Oh, C.-S.; Kang, J.-H.; Jung, J.-G.; Lee, J.-M. Solidification and Precipitation Microstructure Simulation of a Hypereutectic Al–Mn–Fe–Si Alloy in Semi-Quantitative Phase-Field Modeling with Experimental Aid. Metals 2020, 10, 1325. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10101325
Park J, Oh C-S, Kang J-H, Jung J-G, Lee J-M. Solidification and Precipitation Microstructure Simulation of a Hypereutectic Al–Mn–Fe–Si Alloy in Semi-Quantitative Phase-Field Modeling with Experimental Aid. Metals. 2020; 10(10):1325. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10101325
Chicago/Turabian StylePark, Jiwon, Chang-Seok Oh, Joo-Hee Kang, Jae-Gil Jung, and Jung-Moo Lee. 2020. "Solidification and Precipitation Microstructure Simulation of a Hypereutectic Al–Mn–Fe–Si Alloy in Semi-Quantitative Phase-Field Modeling with Experimental Aid" Metals 10, no. 10: 1325. https://doi.org/10.3390/met10101325